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WINEFUTURE RIOJA’09 WILL GATHER CLOSE TO 1000 WINE PROFESSIONALS FROM OVER 40 NATIONALITIES
2009-11-05 13:32:29
The conference has been sold out for the last two months and has attracted close to 1000 professionals from all over the world, including wine makers, sommeliers, wine writers, critics, importers, distributors and students.
Madrid, November 5th, 2009 –. Winefuture-Rioja’09 will be the center of the global wine industry on November 12th and 13th in the city of Logroño. This is due to the large number of delegates that have registered for the event but mostly due to the high standard of the professionals traveling to attend the event. Winery owners, importers, distributors, wine makers, sommeliers, Masters of Wine and students from over 40 nationalities will gather at Winefuture.
Without a doubt, one of the main attractions of Winefuture will be the Grand Tasting that the American wine critic Robert Parker Jr. will conduct on the first day of the event. Parker will guide a tasting for 530 participants who will have the chance to taste 20 wines from around the world, including two legendary wines from Rioja. During this important occasion, Parker will be supported by a group of 20 sommeliers under the guidance of Kevin Zraly, Technical Director of Winefuture. These 20 professionals, led by Bruno Murciano, Spain´s Best Sommelier, will be responsible for setting up the tasting room where 10.700 Riedel glasses will be used. They will also be responsible of opening and pouring the 600 bottles of wines needed for the tasting, making sure that they are all in perfect shape.
The congress also features a series of conferences and panels featuring some of the most influential wine professionals and experts. Winefuture-Rioja’09, which has been sold out since last August, will offer a Trade Show Area with 103 tasting tables and stands representing more than 150 wineries and wine related companies from around the world. More than 45 wine producing regions will be represented amongst the exhibitors, in a spacious hall next to the auditorium planned with the goal of promoting business contacts and networking.
The Wine Academy of Spain, owners and organizers of the Winefuture-Rioja’09 summit, has granted 70 scholarships to students from prestigious wine making schools, universities and sommelier academies, as well as Master of Wine students. The Wine Academy of Spain, in line with its philosophy of promoting excellence in education decided to reward 70 students of different areas of the industry that would allow them to benefit from the event for their respective careers.
The relevance of the Winefuture-Rioja’09 summit is demonstrated by the level of the delegates that have registered, including 21 Masters of Wine and MW students, presidents and CEOs of some of the most important wine companies, the leading importers and distributors, as well as 150 journalists from that will cover the event for more than 100 countries.
WineFuture-Rioja’09 in numbers
941 Total registrations
10.700 Tasting glasses
40 Nationalities
600 Bottles for the Grand Tasting
530 Registrations to the R. Parker Jr. Tasting
21 Masters of Wine and MW students
150 Journalists from 18 countries
45 Wine producing regions showing their wines
70 Scholarships granted by The Wine Academy of Spain
103 Tasting tables representing over 150 wineries